Christmas is coming. Have you bought gifts for everyone? Even for your four-legged friend? If you haven’t thought about it yet, choose a nice gift that can contribute to your health, fun and tranquility!
Why give gifts to the dog?
- To make it play if he spends a lot of time alone
- To educate him and develop his intelligence
- To prevent it from destroying the house with wrong behaviors
- To make it grow healthy and strong
- To keep it safe
- To build a relationship with him
- To make him happy!
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Gifts for dogs well-being
A beautiful kennel. It may be that the kennel you bought when it was a puppy is too little. The kennel must be of the right size! It may be that it is a soft kennel that the dog continues to bite and perhaps it is time to buy a basket. It may be that the dog has changed habits and prefers to spend a lot of time outdoors or in front of the door, in this case better buy a classic wooden house that can keep it warm.
Remember the kennel is his refuge, a place where he feels safe, so choose it carefully.
A warm coat. Seeing dogs around with a coat or sweater makes us smile. But the coat for dogs is not just a fad or a bizarre idea of the owner. If your dog is a Siberian Husky or a St. Bernard you may not be interested, but small dogs suffer from the cold and suffer even more from sudden temperature changes. Pinscher, Dachshund, Chiuahua, Yorkshire and others, need to be covered outdoor. However, even if you have a large dog, and he loves to go for a walk even when it rains, a raincoat is useful to protect his head and shoulders.
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Gifts for dogs home alone
Some people are desperate because every time they separate even for a few minutes from their dogs, they bark and howl incessantly until they return, they destroy the furniture and the objects of the house and poop inside the apartment. These behaviors occur very often even when the owners move from one room to another or put a barrier between them and their dog. Unfortunately, if these attitudes are consolidated they can lead to problems such as separation anxiety, a disease whose management is long and difficult.
If, on the other hand, you come home and find the dog sleeping peacefully, you certainly have a better situation, but it is not necessarily the ideal situation for the dog. In fact, the dog that spends so many hours alone can feel depressed, sad or bored. Here are some ideas to make it feel better.
Puppets, pacifiers and fake bones. Many dogs maintain their instinct to hunt and chew for a long time. If your dog loves to chew and destroy pillows and sofas, buy one or two of these toys. Since when they are puppies you can get used them to chewing these toys, initially soft, then when they develop the teeth you can use more resistant rubber toys. This type of toys offers comfort and calms the dog.
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Croquette dispenser. If you use to feed the dog on your return every night, it will not die of hunger! However, being able to have food available even during the day can be a way to calm him. There are croquette dispensers with a platform that the dog can activate anytime he is hungry. This system works only if the dog knows how to control himself, in fact if he is too greedy he will eat everything together risking a stomach ache. In this case you can opt for an electronic and programmable dry food dispenser that delivers food only at a specific time.
Interactive toys with treats. This is also a type of dispenser, but with a different function. These are balls or cubes that open only in a certain way. The aim is to entertain the dog and develop his intelligence. When the toys opens, some treats comes out. It must be a very good prize and different from the usual food, in order to stimulate the dog in the right way. Some come with sounds and colors.
Routes for Agility dog. If you have a nice garden you can arrange some agility dog paths: tunnell, obstacles, platforms and more. It is likely that to play these games you need to train with the dog from the first months.
Gifts that build a relationship
Puppies that grow up learning to play with us see man as a source of pleasure and fun. These dogs are very sociable and it is more pleasant to have them around us. It is also easier to educate them, precisely because they have a better relationship with the human being. They can also have a better life within our society than those who have only played with their peers. The game is not just a source of fun: by playing we learn to know each other’s qualities, traits, strengths and weaknesses. Generally during the game the fear of something unknown decreases, while puppy (or dog) and owner learn to know each other.
The game allows to create mutual respect and trust; being friends with your dog helps you in education and during work sessions. The dog will therefore be well prepared to carry out the tasks we have requested thanks to the bond that is created. The more we play with our dogs, the more they will think that we are the most fun in the world, so they will want to spend more time with us and therefore it will become easier to control them.
Adequate mental and physical activity is essential for dogs in the evolutionary phase. The lack of exercise can lead the dog to boredom, apathy and to store energy that is not used. Very often these excesses of energy are the cause of undesirable behaviors, as the dog finds substitute activities to get rid of these accumulations. Several game sessions during the day will therefore allow us to have a happy and calm dog.
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Rope. Playing tug of war with your dog can be tiring! He pulls from one end and you from the other, in this way the dog simulates the hunting of a prey. This game is very important for stress relief, especially on days when the dog can’t get out. It is essential to teach the dog to play the right way, if the dog is too impetuous or growls stop playing immediately and put the rope back where it cannot be found. Other dogs may get tired of pulling and may point directly at your hands to try and pull the rope out! To avoid this, remember to let the dog win every now and then!
When you have some time, for example when you come back from work or from an absence (even a short one), take the game and invite the dog, try to be funny and unpredictable. Keep playing and keep your four-legged friend’s interest. When the dog still wants to play, remove the game and place it in a protected place until the next session.
Balls, sticks and frisbie. These are toys that some dogs fall in love with. They are retrieval games that develop coordination and collaboration with the owner. They can be done in the garden, in the park and on the beach. Better if the dog is already familiar with this type of game. It is one of the simplest and most immediate things for our four-legged friend.
Camera. Ok, this gift is more for the owner than for the dog ! If you are anxious when you leave the dog home alone, you can install a camera to control it from a distance, exactly as you do for children! If the dog is in danger or is destroying something precious you can call the neighbors or the pet sitter who have the house keys!
GPS Tracker. Are you afraid of losing your dog when running through the woods or in the mountains? Are you afraid that he will get lost in the alleys of the city? A GPS Tracker located on the collar helps you track down his position at any time via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or long-distance transmission.
Crates, fences and gates. Not everyone likes them but if you have a pet that is too lively it could do damage or endanger itself. The gates and crates works if the dog gets used to it since when he is a puppy, so every time you need to define a space at home, you can use this method.
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Toys for dogs can be anything that is not harmful to the dog and cannot be swallowed. It must not therefore be too small, it must also be resistant and be removed if broken. Some toys can be left to the dog when he is alone, such as puppets or dry food dispensers, just to allow him to entertain himself.
The games to play with us instead, should be used only at certain times and then set aside. In this way the dog distinguishes the moment of social play and establishes a relationship with us. So, as soon as we get the game out, it is the signal that we are going to play together and the dog will keep his interest and his concentration alive.
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